1925 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1925 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGil Reese
Home stadiumDudley Field
Uniform
200
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama +7–0–010–0–0
No. 6 Tulane +5–0–09–0–1
North Carolina4–0–17–1–1
Washington and Lee5–1–05–5–0
Virginia4–1–17–1–1
Georgia Tech4–1–16–2–1
Kentucky4–2–06–3–0
Florida3–2–08–2–0
Auburn3–2–15–3–1
VPI3–3–15–3–2
Vanderbilt3–3–06–3–0
Tennessee2–2–15–2–1
South Carolina2–2–07–3–0
Georgia2–4–04–5–0
Sewanee1–4–04–4–1
Mississippi A&M1–4–03–4–1
VMI1–5–05–5–0
LSU0–2–15–3–1
NC State0–4–13–5–1
Ole Miss0–4–05–5–0
Clemson0–4–01–7–0
Maryland0–4–02–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 football season. In its 21st year under head coach Dan McGugin, the team compiled a 6–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished in 11th place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 63.[1]

The Georgia game at Sanford Field

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Middle Tennessee State Teachers*W 27–0[2]
October 3Henderson-Brown
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–0[3]
October 10Texas
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, Tennessee
W 14–6[4]
October 17Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 34–7[5]
October 24at GeorgiaL 7–267,000[6]
October 31Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 7–0[7]
November 7Georgia Tech
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–7[8]
November 14at AuburnL 9–10[9]
November 26Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 19–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1925 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Blinkey Horn (September 27, 1925). "Commodores Win Ragged Game From Normal". The Nashiville Tennessean. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Blinkey Horn (October 4, 1925). "Commodores, Using Two Different Teams, Win". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Vanderbilt Gets Breaks to Defeat Longhorns, 15-6". Sunday American-Statesman. October 11, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Blinkey Horn (October 18, 1925). "Vanderbilt's Great Rally Tramples Tennessee: Gil Reece Runs 95 Yards For Touchdown". Nashville Tennessean. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Bulldog Smashes Vanderbilt: Forward Passing Attack Swamps Commodore Team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1925. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Blinkey Horn (November 1, 1925). "Vandy, Playing Slovenly, Ekes Out 7-to-0 Win". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Blinkey Horn (November 8, 1925). "Long Run By Sub Gives Georgia Tech Triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Auburn Comes Back To Defeat Vandy In See-Saw Contest". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1925. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Blinkey Horn (November 27, 1925). "Commodore Trims Tiger's Claws, 19 to 7: Brilliant Play of Reese Turns Tide for Vandy". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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